This route relies on getting at least EXP x5 on BG Assassins.

Start Throne

New Delsta (Throne 1)

Continue with the story until after the day cutscene with Father.
Steal Brothel Girl's Clothes.
Steal Gold Ring from Brothel Receptionist.
Steal Shadow Soulstone.

Steal Ice, Wind, Light Soulstone from Artist.
Steal Antique Coin.

Tag New Delsta Anchorage.
Pick Herb of Serenity.

If you get Concoct Materials at Black Market, buy 1 Lily 2 Darkdelions

Go towards Cape Cold, get Osvald. Can force battle before getting him.

Puff and Cait Kills

These all assume Untouched Bonus
Cait's can Steal Dazzling + Stimulating instead of Mug

• Cait: Skip Bottle Quest, Steal Complex Tome. Money is very tight post Assassins.
• Puff: Can skip $1600 chest or buy an extra M Stone
• Cultured Cait: Skip Bottle Quest, Magus Knife, Soldier's Bow, Sailor's Vest. If 2nd battle, buy Wind M and sell Sailor's Vest
• Queen Puff: Same as Cait. If it was 1st battle, skip Wind M purchase and Complex Tome Steal

Go to Western Winterbloom Snows.

Kill battle with Shadow M.

Take note if you get a Lily of the Light from either battle.

Highly recommended to reset steps and get a autosave at Scholar Shrine. If not, 30% chance that you get a battle that won't get you enough JP. 70% chance you won't get enough if you get Ambushed once.

Kill a 2nd battle with Shadow M.

Enter Winterbloom.

Winterbloom

Don't start Throne Ch.2. TP New Delsta: Anchorage.

Take boat to Crackridge Anchorage. Head to Oresrush.
Pick $1600.

Oresrush

Start Throne Ch.2. Recruit Partitio.

TP New Delsta Anchorage.
Take boat to Beasting Bay Anchorage.

Beasting Bay Anchorage

Steal Bottle of White Powder.
Take boat to Canalbrine.

Canalbrine

Steal Fire S & Thunder S.

If you fail, you can Steal a Fire S in Oresrush and a Thunder S in Wellgrove Dancer Guild

Recruit Castti.
Turn in Bottle Quest. Steal Forget-me-do, purchase Wind M.
Go to Weapon Shop.

TP Oresrush, head to Wellgrove.

Icicle doesn't do enough damage, need other 3 characters to use Skill

Check to see if you get a Forget-me-do drop from these fights
Northern Wellgrove Trail: Pick Wind M. Kill battle with Shadow M + Skill x2. Pick Pom L.
Eastern Wellgrove Trail: Pick Magus Knife. Kill battle with Shadow M + Skill x2.

Wellgrove

Pick Soldier's Bow.
Get Dancer License.
TP Oresrush.

Oresrush

Steal Fire S. Steal Unerring Earring.
Hire Smooth Talker.
If no drops, steal Forget-me-do from guy in Weapon Shop.
Steal Horse Coin.

This can be skipped if you bought Darkdelions at Black Market

Go to Item Shop.

Finish Throne Ch.2

TP Canalbrine, head to Conning Creek.
Kill both night battles on Conning screens with Wind M.

Conning Creek

Steal Sailor's Vest, Octopuff Pot.

With standard money the Sailor's Vest isn't necessary.

Steal Wind L, Pom M. Pick Rainbow Glass Bottle.
TP New Delsta.

New Delsta

Go to Inventor, get Inventor + upgrades.
Head to Montwise.

Menu before Borderfall battle.

Bolderfall battle: Break with Axe / Spear on back, Sword/Axe on front. Or YOLO flee.

If only Partitio needs LP, you can build it by having him HHM x2 both Borderfall and Montwise battles to break the front enemies.

Pick Thunder M.

Montwise

Optionally purchase Fire M for Montwise battle.
Mug for Dazzling Artwork & Stimulating Bracelet. Kill with Thunder M.
Go to Item Shop.

Stay at Inn if needed.

Need LP on Throne + Partitio now, Castti later.

Head to Merry Hills.

Nothern Montwise Pass battle: can try to skip by walking (38% chance to get battle). If not, handle same as Bolderfall battle.

Western Merry Hills

Switch to Night at steps.

• Horned Flies / Winged Serpents: Wind L
• 2 Monkeys: AC back one, Wind L, HHG x3
• 3 Monkeys: AC front one, Wind L, HHG x3
• Ants: Wind L, Pom M Partitio, AC, HHG x4
• Antlion + Monkey: AC Antlion, Crit Scope Monkey, Pom M Partitio, HHG x4. Wind L next turn.

Walk rest of the screen for 1st attempt. Save at save point, go fight Assassins.

TP Winterbloom.

Winterbloom

Start Throne Ch.2

If you used your Pom L, Steal Red Apple in the Tavern

Steal Refined Sword & Heavy Coin Pouch.
Steal Knight's Greatbow.

If under $15000 or no Lily owned, go to Item Shop.
Steal Lychee S, Silver Hatchet, Horned Helmet.

Steal Soldier's Greatbow.

On next screen, after Ambushes, Steal Heavy Coin Pouch & Gold Pocket Watch from guy guarding house.

Latent Management

There's lot's of ways to play it from here, I will list all LP building options here

• Lychee M in chest down-left after Cutscene before last ambush
• Lychee M Steal in Ch3 Wellgrove
• Lychee M in Lostseed
• Lychee L to left of Orphanage in Ch3 Wellgrove
• Reinforcing Jam in Lostseed

If everybody needs LP, taking an Inn before Mother might be the best play.
More commonly, Castti has LP and Partitio & Throne don't, in which case I suggest getting the latter 2 Lychee Ms and the Reinforcing Jam
There's a Red Apple Steal next to the Reinforcing Jam, which you'll need as well.
Notes will assume this scenario, but you can cut / add things as needed.

Run from battle on the way to Bergomi.

TP Wellgrove.

Wellgrove

Start Throne Ch.3

Go to Weapon Shop.

Steal Wind M & Wind L.
Steal Shadow M & Curious Antique.

If you don't need the Lychee, can skip and sell Olive L

Steal Vivid Jewel & Lychee M.

Run from battle in Mother's Garden

TP Montwise.

Montwise

Start Throne Ch.3

Use Travel Banter to reset steps.
Run from battle in Abandoned Church.

TP New Delsta.

Lostseed

Go to Item Shop.

Pick Reinforcing Jam up the ladder. Steal Red Apple from boy there.

Lostseed Castle

Pick Lychee M.
Pick Shadow L.

You have 2 HHB you can use to clear battles here.
For Revenant group, break with HHM x3 + Throne Sword x2 + Osvald Attack x2

Steal Key to Freedom. 4 Cutscenes then GG!

Changelog

3/7/24

• Initial upload
• Route changed "significantly" from previous routes. Hard to point out exact changes, as there were multiple sets of notes / routes floating around. The big timesave is much better money routing, with the biggest thing being Cape Cold skip.